7. With the stench and sadness of death so much in the air, practice loving those you cherish while they’re still alive.

8. Keep feeling hopeful by finding your balance between total despair and cautious optimism. As Harry Chapin said, "If we don’t act like there’s hope, there is no hope." And remember, placebos work.

9. Pay attention to the word of God, our Ultimate Spin Doctor, as in, "Don’t blame me for September 11, I just make the laws, like gravity. Would you rather I control everything and not let you have free will?"

10. When eating a sandwich at the delicatessen, be sure to remove the toothpick before taking your first bite.

Paul Krassner is the author of Murder At the Conspiracy Convention and Other American Absurdities.

One Response to “The Ten Suggestions (Paul Krassner)”

R> R> R> Tikkun, Sept-Oct 2002 v17 i5 p44(1) The ten suggestions. R> (September 11). Paul Krassner. R> R> 1. Stay well-informed and be on the alert for disinformation; R> besides mainstream media, check out alternative papers and the R> Internet, especially the international press. R> R> 2. Maintain empathy for the motivation of terrorists and R> sympathizers, bearing in mind that they are victims of their own R> conditioning. R> R> 3. Start saving the world by acting in every aspect of your daily R> life as though you were a role-model for all humankind. R> R> 4. Understand and forgive your foibles instead of guilt-tripping R> yourself. R> R> 5. Resist police-state legislation passed in the guise of R> security. R> R> 6. Pro-choice or not, don’t abort your inner child. R> R> 7. With the stench and sadness of death so much in the air, R> practice loving those you cherish while they’re still alive. R> R> 8. Keep feeling hopeful by finding your balance between total R> despair and cautious optimism. As Harry Chapin said, "If we don’t R> act like there’s hope, there is no hope." And remember, placebos R> work. R> R> 9. When eating a sandwich at the delicatessen, be sure to remove R> the toothpick before taking your first bite. R> R> Paul Krassner is the author of Murder At the Conspiracy Convention R> and Other American Absurdities.